Planetary hours
in Kowloon.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:19
- 2☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:10
- 6☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:03
- 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 15:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 15:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:56
- 12♂︎ Mars16:56 – 17:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:53 – 18:56
- 2♀︎ Venus18:56 – 19:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:00
- 4☽︎ Moon21:00 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 00:08
- 7♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:10
- 8☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:12
- 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kowloon?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 11h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:21 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.